Latest Fact-Checks By Matt Dietrich

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Donald Trump
stated on October 19, 2016 in the third presidential debate:

In Chicago, which has the toughest gun laws in the United States, probably you could say by far, they have more gun violence than any other city.

Mostly False

By Matt Dietrich • November 3, 2016

Bruce Rauner
stated on September 19, 2016 in a press conference:

Even our attorney general who is a strong Democrat, she has said that we need causation in our workers’ comp system. That’s the No. 1 thing pushing our manufacturing jobs out of Illinois.

True

By Matt Dietrich • October 3, 2016

Tammy Duckworth
stated on August 18, 2016 in in a speech:

Mark Kirk’s claim of national security expertise is "based on his military record which he lied about at least 10 times."

Mostly True

By Matt Dietrich • September 15, 2016

Bruce Rauner
stated on August 17, 2016 in a speech at the Illinois State Fair:

Democrats "are cutting our school funding. Four times in the last 10 years before we came into office."

Mostly False

By Matt Dietrich • September 1, 2016

Kelly Cassidy
stated on May 31, 2016 in a Facebook post:

"Then, the Republican leader theatrically introduced new bills with stopgap budget language, declaring that we could stay until midnight and pass this compromise. Except under our constitution, a bill has to be read on 3 different days, so that's not possible."

Mostly False

By Matt Dietrich • August 4, 2016

Bruce Rauner
stated on June 1, 2016 in a press conference:

"We have lower family incomes in Illinois today than we had 17 years ago in Illinois ... because of the control of (House) Speaker (Michael) Madigan and his Democrats."

Half-True

By Matt Dietrich • July 13, 2016

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